I read your substack blog and agree with the sentiment that the NDP and Greens are in trouble. I also disagree with the stance that the Conservatives aren’t a threat, because a) polls are bullshit, and b) we did all this discussion about strategic voting for the US election and look how well that turned out.
I’m sorry, but my stance is prudent. The #1 priority is pushing the conservatives out and in my riding I cannot risk splitting my vote where I really want it. FPTP is the problem, not strategic voting which is a symptom, not the disease.
Post on here all you want, but you are going to get pushback if you argue PC are nothing to worry about.
I must have really screwed-up if your read of my article was that people shouldn’t vote strategically to keep the Conservative from winning in their specific riding. I mentioned there is very little chance of the Conservative candidate winning in my particular riding and it’s a race between the Green and the Liberal. It’s about learning about your own riding instead of assuming that every riding is exactly the same.
The problem is I’m discussing 2 different issues with 2 different people. I’m not saying that is what you said. I’m saying I’m in the exact situation you suggest strategically voting for and mostly arguing for that with the first person who said “but it’ll make a 2 party system”. That said, I think arguing that the PCs aren’t as strong as they seem in this era of right wing resurgence literally everywhere in the world is asking for tragedy.
My stance is unless the PCs have zero chance in hell of winning a riding the voters should prioritize ensuring they lose. Protesting or lobbying for change towards Approval Voting can come after the election (or, ideally, pushed to the forefront as an election hot-button issue). Once that succeeds Party survival will be a non-issue.
I read your substack blog and agree with the sentiment that the NDP and Greens are in trouble. I also disagree with the stance that the Conservatives aren’t a threat, because a) polls are bullshit, and b) we did all this discussion about strategic voting for the US election and look how well that turned out.
I’m sorry, but my stance is prudent. The #1 priority is pushing the conservatives out and in my riding I cannot risk splitting my vote where I really want it. FPTP is the problem, not strategic voting which is a symptom, not the disease.
Post on here all you want, but you are going to get pushback if you argue PC are nothing to worry about.
Hmmm.
I must have really screwed-up if your read of my article was that people shouldn’t vote strategically to keep the Conservative from winning in their specific riding. I mentioned there is very little chance of the Conservative candidate winning in my particular riding and it’s a race between the Green and the Liberal. It’s about learning about your own riding instead of assuming that every riding is exactly the same.
Thanks for replying.
The problem is I’m discussing 2 different issues with 2 different people. I’m not saying that is what you said. I’m saying I’m in the exact situation you suggest strategically voting for and mostly arguing for that with the first person who said “but it’ll make a 2 party system”. That said, I think arguing that the PCs aren’t as strong as they seem in this era of right wing resurgence literally everywhere in the world is asking for tragedy.
My stance is unless the PCs have zero chance in hell of winning a riding the voters should prioritize ensuring they lose. Protesting or lobbying for change towards Approval Voting can come after the election (or, ideally, pushed to the forefront as an election hot-button issue). Once that succeeds Party survival will be a non-issue.